Mild Witchcraft

From the Crimea to California, Jurga Švedienė, the spiritual Lithuanian midwife, has helped almost 450 newborns come into the world through the medium of water. The director fixes his gaze on the women who choose this “primitive” way to give birth, asking them questions about the trauma of birth, but also the idea that every birth is, in fact, the beginning of a journey through the marvels of this world. —festivaldeipopoli.org